Badges of Dorkdom

Kenny is thrust into InterRealm, a brutal, game-like fantasy world where he must survive a real-life wargame. His performance directly dictates the safety of his homeworld, as failure means the invaders break through. He's tasked with building a powerful presence from scratch in a landscape teeming with real orcs and genuine threats.

Our protagonist, Kenny, is an unassuming future-college-dropout, initially chosen for this monumental task despite seemingly being the least qualified. He navigates this perilous new reality with a dorky charm and a humorous, often sarcastic, inner monologue, frequently clashing with a highly unimpressed game master.

Across the series, readers witness Kenny's thrilling weak-to-strong transformation, marked by fast-paced action and rapid progression. His journey involves not just personal growth, but also intensive base-building, perilous dungeon-diving, and the strategic development of a nation, all while battling relentless invasions to protect his home world from an impending apocalypse.